We remember Cecil Henry Offer

We remember Cecil Henry Offer

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Timeline

Timeline

1886
sibling Albert Offer Source:9001002 1886
1888
sibling Ernest George Offer Source:9001002 1888
1892
sibling Ethel Offer Source:9001002 1892
1893
birth St John's, Winchester United Kingdom Source:8799630 Source:9000988 1893
1895
sibling Frederick Offer Source:9000997 1895
1901
education St Thomas's School, Winchester Winchester United Kingdom Source:8992653 4th February 1901
1901
dates Age 8 Source:9001002 31st March 1901
1901
location Canon Street, Winchester, Hampshire United Kingdom parents address Source:9001002 31st March 1901
1911
dates Age 18 Source:9000997 2nd April 1911
1911
dates Age 18 Source:9509467 2nd April 1911
1911
employment Chemical Laboratory Assistant Winchester College Winchester, Hampshire United Kingdom Source:9509467 2nd April 1911
1911
employment Chemical Laboratory Assistant Winchester, Hampshire United Kingdom Source:9000997 2nd April 1911
1911
location 29 Canon St Winchester Hampshire United Kingdom parents address Source:9000997 2nd April 1911
1916
service British Army Lance Serjeant 200116 Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion. Source:9000988 21st January 1916
1916
employment Technician Winchester College Winchester United Kingdom Source:9508598 11th March 1916
service British Army Corporal 4/1686 Hampshire Regiment Source:3320220
service British Army Lance Serjeant 4/1686 Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion Source:9000988
1916
death Killed in Action On 21st January 1916 the 1/4th Hampshire Regiment took part in the Battle of Hanna (Umm al Hannah) in Mesopotamia and suffered 80% casualties. Hanna, Mesopotamia Iraq Source:8799225 Source:9000988 21st January 1916
burial Basra Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nasiriyah Iraq Panel 21 and 63 Source:8799739

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Cecil Henry
Initials CH
Last Name Offer
Source 9000985
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
29 Canon St Winchester Hampshire United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Canon Street, Winchester, Hampshire United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 4/1686 Hampshire Regiment Corporal
British Army 200116 Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion. Lance Serjeant
British Army 4/1686 Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion Lance Serjeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sophia Offer mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Frederick Offer brother 1895
Albert Offer brother 1886
Ernest George Offer brother 1888
Ethel Offer sister 1892

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Peter6648
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Peter6648
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Peter6648
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Peter6648
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Peter6648

External Evidence

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UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 Michael96811
UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls for Cecil Henry Offer Michael96811
WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls 1914-1920 for Cecil Henry Offer Michael96811
England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 for Cecil Henry Offer Michael96811
Commonwealth War Graves Commission record for Cecil Offer Michael96811
National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914 Transcription Michael96811
1911 England Census for Cecil Henry Offer Michael96811

Multimedia

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Hampshire Regiment Cap Badge Sgt Offer Michael96811
Handwritten Note Sgt Offer's Cap Badge Michael96811
Memorial Plaque St. Bartholomews Church Winchester Michael96811
Memorial Plaque St. Bartholomews Church Winchester Michael96811
Hampshire Chronicle 11th March 1916 Michael96811

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